2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France.

There were a total number of 36 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on Friday August 29, 2003 at 22:05h.

Félix Sánchez went out with purpose, to defend his championship, taking a clear lead over the first hurdle.

His winning time of 47.25 turned out to be the lifetime personal record of the future double Olympic gold medalist.

Woody was the next to clear the hurdle and finished strongly to take that silver, a meter ahead of Iakovakis.